Weight issues can be an indication that something is out of balance and a risk factor for disease. Carrying excess weight puts stress on your structure, your heart, your thyroid, and even your digestive system. While it is true our genes influence part of how we look; excess weight can be an indication that something is wrong. Specifically, middle-aged women struggle with sluggish metabolism and the hormonal challenges that come with menopause.
It’s not just how much you weigh, but where you carry your extra weight that is important. Where we carry the weight on our body can offer clues to the root cause of our weight gain. Hormonal imbalances cause us to gain weight in the hips, thighs, buttocks, breasts, arms, and chest. One of the best tools we have at Red Mountain to help patients reach their weight loss goals is to balance hormones. Hormones are more powerful than your diet and must be balanced to optimize weight loss.
And while diet and exercise are fundamental, sometimes weight does not respond to even extreme dieting – embarrassing and frustrating! We see this all the time. Patients restrict their diet to 500-600 calories per day and can’t lose weight even when they are starving themselves! We have solutions that look at the whole person, finding all the leaks in your bucket and providing customized treatment plans. If you are sick of trying to lose weight and failing to make progress, our team has an exceptional approach to help you hit your goals that align with your individual (physiologic, genetic, and lifestyle) needs.